A Primer on Rails-to-Trails Conversions in the Eastern U.S.

Garrett M. Gee* This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate, and was originally published in the William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review.   The Rails-to-Trails Act (“Trails Act”) provides localities and nonprofits with a useful tool for transforming dormant rail rights-of-way (“ROWs”) into recreational trails.  16 USC § 1247(d).[1]  The Act streamlines […]